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Vegan Ranch Dressing

Updated Mar 25, 2019  /  Published Mar 22, 2018
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Vegan Ranch Dressing

Super simple 10-ingredient vegan ranch dressing that really delivers on flavor. Ultra creamy and totally divine as a dressing or dip. 

Vegan ranch dressing topped with chopped chives in a glass jar with a spoon.

I was soooo thrilled with this vegan ranch dressing!

It turned a simple snack of carrot and celery sticks into a gourmet treat!

In fact after tucking into those it awakened a serious desire for some (ever so slightly) less healthy potato chips that I sent Jaye off to the store to get because the ranch dressing was so good that I wanted to eat ALL of the rest of it with some potato chips!

So whether you’re going to eat it with carrot and celery sticks or potato chips or pour it over salad, you’re just going to love it, that I am very sure about!

Vegan ranch dressing topped with chopped chives in a glass bowl with a spoon.

How to make vegan ranch dressing

A classic ranch dressing uses mayonnaise, buttermilk and fresh herbs and flavorings.

So for the vegan version we used a vegan mayonnaise and vegan buttermilk, made with some lemon juice and non-dairy milk, fresh herbs and flavorings.

This was all that was needed for a totally delicious vegan ranch dressing.

And really, no one would be able to tell the difference!

Ingredients for a vegan ranch dressing in a blue bowl with a whisk. Freshly mixed vegan ranch dressing in a blue bowl with a whisk.

It’s a simple 10-ingredient recipe and the fresh herbs are some chopped parsley and chives and the dried herbs are some dried dill, which is something we fell in love with when we made our vegan tzatziki!

Crushed garlic, sea salt, black pepper, a little cayenne pepper, and some white vinegar round the flavors out to perfection and you have a dressing that you will just want to use on everything!

Vegan ranch dressing topped with chopped chives in a glass jar with a spoon.

You will love this vegan ranch dressing! It is:

  • Super simple
  • 10-Ingredients
  • Exactly like the ‘real thing’
  • Fabulous on everything!
  • Able to turn raw veggies into a gourmet treat!

Keep it in an airtight jar in the fridge and consume within a few days.

A carrot dipping into vegan ranch dressing in a glass jar.

More Vegan Salad Dressing Recipes!

  1. Our tahini salad dressing is divine poured over anything and everything and our vegan caesar dressing is of course wonderful on a vegan caesar salad!
  2. Our vegan thousand island is divine on a salad or as a topping and if you want to make your own vegan mayonnaise, our recipe is wonderfully tangy and perfect to use as a salad dressing too. 
  3. And then let’s not forget the vegan aioli and vegan cashew cream these are also great options when you want a dollop of something to put on top of a salad!

What do you think of this homemade vegan ranch dressing? Let us know in the comments and please also rate the recipe when you do! Thank you!

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Vegan ranch dressing topped with chopped chives in a glass jar.

 

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Vegan Ranch Dressing

Vegan Ranch Dressing


★★★★★

5 from 7 reviews

  • Author: Alison Andrews
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Total Time: 10 mins
  • Yield: ~1 and 1/2 cups
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Description

Super simple 10-ingredient vegan ranch dressing that really delivers on flavor. Ultra creamy and totally divine as a dressing or dip.


Ingredients

  • 1 cup (240g) Vegan Mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) Vegan Buttermilk (1 tsp Lemon Juice + Soy milk added up to the 1/4 cup (60ml) line)*
  • 1 tsp Dried Dill
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Chopped Parsley
  • 2 Tbsp Fresh Chopped Chives
  • 1 tsp Crushed Garlic
  • 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/8 tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp White Vinegar

Instructions

  1. Add the mayonnaise to a bowl.
  2. Squeeze some lemon juice and add 1 tsp to a measuring jug and then add soy milk up to the 1/4 cup line and mix it up. It will curdle into buttermilk. Add it in to the bowl with the mayonnaise.
  3. Add the dried dill, fresh chopped parsley, chives, crushed garlic, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper and white vinegar and mix everything in together.
  4. Serve with fresh chopped vegetables or chips as a dip, over salads as a dressing, or as a spread on sandwiches and inside wraps.

Notes

*You can switch soy milk for almond milk when making the vegan buttermilk if you prefer.

*White vinegar is really the winning ticket here, you really won’t believe how much flavor it creates! If you want to switch this for apple cider vinegar you can go ahead, but flavor wise, white vinegar is really the winner.

  • Category: Savory, Side, Gluten-Free
  • Cuisine: Vegan

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 Tbsp
  • Calories: 140
  • Sugar: 0.7g
  • Sodium: 206mg
  • Fat: 13.8g
  • Carbohydrates: 0.3g
  • Protein: 0.2g

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Hi I'm Alison Andrews, I'm the voice and cook behind Loving It Vegan and the author of Simple Vegan Dinner Recipes, a digital program created so that you always know the answer to: 'What's For Dinner?' I love making delicious vegan food and creating vegan versions of all your old favorites, so that you’ll never feel like you’re missing out. Find out more about me here.

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Comments

  1. Kirsten says

    October 05, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    Made this tonight. Perfect! My partner, who is not vegan and lives for ranch dressing, says it’s the best ranch dressing she’s ever had. This will feature heavily in the dressing rotation at our house for sure.

    Thanks for a great recipe!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      October 07, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      Yay! So happy to hear that! Thanks for the wonderful review Kirsten. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Lillian says

    September 14, 2019 at 7:00 pm

    The flavor is spot on and came out perfect 😋

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      September 15, 2019 at 9:23 am

      So happy to hear that Lillian, thanks for the wonderful review. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Erica says

    August 01, 2019 at 11:31 pm

    Thank you soooo much for this recipe! Our oldest daughter has Crohn’s disease, and we’ve completely changed how we eat. She feels much better now; however, we’ve had to figure out to substitute some favorites in the house like ranch dressing. This recipe is great. I used dried chives instead of fresh to save time, turned out great. It was 1 tsp of dried for every 2 tsp fresh. With the recipe calling for 2 TBS, used 3 tsp of dried chives. Next time I will use granulated garlic instead of fresh to see how it turns out. Will also try with dried parsley the third go at it. We have to cook and make pretty much everything, so any time savers I can use, I do.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      August 02, 2019 at 1:26 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing and the awesome review Erica! xo

      Reply
  4. Kay says

    May 05, 2019 at 6:40 pm

    I only have dried herbs. What’s the conversion?

    Reply
  5. Stephanie says

    December 16, 2018 at 7:00 pm

    Hi! I would like to know if you used sweetened or unsweetened soy milk for the recipe?

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      December 17, 2018 at 2:24 pm

      I used a regular sweetened one but you could use either sweetened or unsweetened.

      Reply
  6. Amanda says

    October 24, 2018 at 3:05 am

    This is our favourite ranch recipe.
    It’s so good. Definitely recommend.
    Thank you. ?

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      October 24, 2018 at 9:23 am

      So good to hear that Amanda! Thanks so much for the awesome review! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Laura Lee says

    May 31, 2018 at 12:29 pm

    This is was great! I would suggest letting it sit in the fridge for an hour before serving just to let the flavors bend together. Overnight is even better! I grated the garlic instead of crushing it. I also used 1 tsp of dill paste instead. It gave it a subtle dill favor which was good because both my husband and I are not huge dill fans. I’m thinking I’m going to make this dressing with cilantro paste instead of dill and use it on a salad with chopped romaine hearts, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and green onions. I get the seasoning pastes (cilantro & dill) at Walmart, they’re made by Trudeau. What I like about this dressing besides the taste is unlike many vegan, creamy type dressing recipes this one does not use cashews which are so expensive.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Alison Andrews says

      May 31, 2018 at 12:36 pm

      Awesome Laura, so glad you liked it. Thanks for sharing about your adjustments! 🙂

      Reply
    • Narissa says

      October 18, 2019 at 3:17 am

      I used dried herbs instead of fresh and this turned out great. I added dry onion powder and garlic powder instead . I missed the hidden valley ranch from my pre vegan days, and could only get my fix from vegan restaurants (expensive & not convinent ) I thought , there must be a way to make this at home since I do not like the bottled vegan ranch as much. This is amazingly on point ! My family loved it ! Thank you!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Alison Andrews says

        October 18, 2019 at 10:41 am

        So happy everyone enjoyed it! Thanks so much for sharing and the wonderful review. 🙂

        Reply
  8. Anna Andrews says

    March 24, 2018 at 5:35 am

    An ideal dressing for salads and super to eat with crisps, celery and carrot sticks

    ★★★★★

    Reply

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